Questlove
Acting • Born 1971-01-20
Biography
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born on January 20, 1971), known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove (also known as BROther ?uestion, Questo or Brother Question), is an American drummer, DJ, music journalist and record producer. He is best known as the drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots, which is now the in-house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He has produced for artists such as Common, D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Jay-Z, Nikka Costa and more recently, Al Green, Amy Winehouse and John Legend. He is a member of the production teams the Soulquarians, The Randy Watson Experience, and The Grand Wizzards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Questlove,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
100 credits
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Movie • 2005
Self (The Roots)
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
Movie • 2020
Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2021
Self
Herb Alpert Is...
Movie • 2020
Self
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Movie • 2011
Self
The Legacy of J Dilla
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Movie • 2023
Self
Sample This
Movie • 2013
Self
May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story
Movie • 2023
Himself
Hargrove
Movie • 2022
Self
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
Movie • 2013
Self
Brooklyn Babylon
Movie • 2001
Member of The Lions
The Reverend
Movie • 2022
Self
American Symphony
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
All Things Must Pass
Movie • 2015
Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Movie • 2012
Self
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Movie • 2014
Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Movie • 2023
Self
Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Movie • 2025
Self
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
Movie • 2010
Self
Finding the Funk
Movie • 2014
Self
Bad 25
Movie • 2012
Self
Ferocious Drummers
Movie
Am I Black Enough for You
Movie • 2009
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Movie • 2016
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
Brown Sugar
Movie • 2002
Self
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
Movie • 2001
Self
Rock Rubber 45s
Movie • 2018
Self
Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2018
Self
Downtown Calling
Movie • 2009
Self
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Movie • 2004
Self
Someone Great
Movie • 2019
Questlove
Soul
Movie • 2020
Curly (voice)
Bamboozled
Movie • 2000
Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director
Boy Band
Movie • 2019
Alien
One World: Together at Home
Movie • 2020
Self
Before the Music Dies
Movie • 2006
Self - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove)
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
Movie • 1994
Self
Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story
Movie • 2020
Self
Siempre, Luis
Movie • 2020
Self
Mr. SOUL!
Movie • 2018
Self
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
Movie • 2019
Self
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Movie • 2021
Self - Guest
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Movie • 2021
Self (uncredited)
A Band Called Death
Movie • 2013
Self
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
Movie • 2001
Self
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
Movie • 2024
Self
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
Movie • 2024
Self
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Movie • 2024
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie • 2025
Self
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
Movie • 2017
September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party
Movie • 2006
Self
We Want the Funk!
Movie • 2025
Self
I Was Born This Way
Movie • 2025
Self
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Movie • 2025
Self
D'Angelo: Montreux Jazz Festival 2000
Movie • 2000
Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers Revenge
Movie • 2025
himself
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2025
Self
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
Movie • 2017
Self
The Roots Present
Movie
Self
Give the Drummer Some
Movie
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Movie
Self
Finding Your Roots
TV • 2012
Self
Drunk History
TV • 2013
Himself
Backstage Pass
TV • 2005
Black in the 80s
TV • 2005
Self
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
TV • 2021
Self
Mulligan
TV • 2023
(voice)
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
TV • 2013
iCarly
TV • 2007
Questlove
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Eric Andre Show
TV • 2012
Self
Rise Up, Sing Out
TV • 2022
The Grammys
TV • 1959
Self
The $100,000 Pyramid
TV • 2016
Self
Quest for Craft
TV • 2021
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Parks and Recreation
TV • 2009
LeVondrious
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
Sesame Street
TV • 1969
Self
Rachael Ray
TV • 2006
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Abbott Elementary
TV • 2021
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Camden
TV • 2024
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
James Brown: Say It Loud
TV • 2024
Self
Community
TV • 2009
Questlove
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
TV • 2019
Self
JANET JACKSON.
TV • 2022
Self
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
My Happy Place
TV • 2025
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Yo Gabba Gabba!
TV • 2007
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
TV • 2013
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Tour Guide (voice)